RBA interest rate hikes could cost an extra $984 a month

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is tipped to hike the cash rate again today by 0.50 per cent, taking it to 2.85 per cent, the highest level since April 2013.

by | Oct 3, 2022

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If the RBA hikes does in fact lift rates by 0.50 per cent, RateCity.com.au analysis found the average borrower could be paying $760 more a month than they were before hikes started in May.

For an owner-occupier borrower with a $500,000 debt at the start of the hikes, and 25 years remaining on their loan, the total increase to their monthly repayments could be $760 – a 33 per cent increase since the start of May.

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